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Netflix Loses Subscribers For First Time In More Than 10 Years – The streaming company lost 200,000 members in the first three months of the year, the company said on Tuesday. [bbc]

101 Days Of Winter Outages Possible … And They Could’ve Been Prevented – Load-shedding can be stopped altogether if an additional new capacity of between 4,000MW and 6,000MW is added to the grid. [timeslive]

Ukrainian Forces ‘Repelling’ Russian Attacks In East Of Country As President Zelenskyy Calls For More ‘Comparable’ Weapons – If successful, the Russian offensive, in what is known as the Donbas, would essentially slice Ukraine in two and give Russia’s President Vladimir Putin a badly needed victory. [sky]

Boris Johnson Says He Didn’t Know Lockdown-Busting Party Was Illegal After Being Fined By Police – Johnson claimed in December that he had been assured “there was no party and that no Covid rules were broken.” It has since emerged he attended a number of events himself, including the birthday party.[cnn]

‘Disingenuous And Backward’: Fallout After Zille’s ‘Better To Be Poor In Langa’ Comment – In a radio interview, Helen Zille claimed to be poor in Langa is “100, probably 1 000 times better than being poor in many of the townships in the rest of the country”. [news24]

How 4/20 Became The Biggest Day In The Stoner Calendar – The pro-weed legalisation protest in Hyde Park has even gained tacit official approval in the UK. [vice]

How eThekwini Staffers Tried To Hijack Food Meant For Rescuers Of The Dead And Displaced – As Durban municipality tries to cover up the attempted patronage spree, a DA councillor says City bosses can’t sweep this under the carpet. [dailymav]

Joe Biden Told Barack Obama He Will Run Again In 2024 – Report – President ‘thinks he’s the only one who can beat Trump’, source tells the Hill, as Trump is readying his own third run. [guardian]

New Data Tied To Jupiter Moon Europa Is Good News For Alien Believers – The frozen world has long been near the top of the list of places to look for alien life. It could be easier to check than we thought. [cnet]

The World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Helicopter Could Hit The Skies Next Year – Piasecki Aircraft Corp. is adding a fuel cell to a small, two-seat rotorcraft to create the world’s first helicopter to run on hydrogen. [robbreport]

South Africa Is Looking At Legalising Medical Marijuana – Here’s How It Will Work – Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services is currently considering amendments to the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. [bustech]

Incredible Winners From The ‘Shot On iPhone Macro Challenge’ – All of these mind-blowing macro shots were captured on an iPhone 13 Pro or Pro Max, showing off the stellar photography range and up-close capabilities of this premium handset. [here]

Man Utd ‘Six Years’ Behind After Latest Liverpool Thrashing – “It is embarrassing, it is disappointing, maybe even humiliating,” said interim manager Ralf Rangnick. [ewn]

Max Verstappen A ‘Time Bomb’ If His Luck Does Not Change, Says Red Bull Advisor Helmut Marko – The Dutchman has had two DNFs in three rounds and although Marko said he is calmer this year, he admitted it may not stay that way. [tele]

The Power Of Social Media: Harrowing Travel Experience In Zanzibar Laid Bare – A shocking Twitter thread, detailing the harrowing account of a young woman who decided to treat herself to a birthday trip in April last year, has trended and gone viral internationally. [citypress]

Prince Harry Says He Is ‘Making Sure’ Queen Elizabeth ‘Is Protected’ – Prince Harry also told NBC’s Hoda Kotb “home for now” for him, Meghan Markle, and their children is America, adding the family has been “welcomed with open arms” in California. [dbeast]

Tom Cruise Put ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Cast Through ‘Most Intense Film Training Ever’ – The star designed a “gruelling” months-long training process to prepare fellow cast members for the sequel to the 1986 blockbuster. [huffpost]

Angelina Jolie Sparks Speculation She’s SUING FBI As Anonymous Jane Doe – To find out why they didn’t press charges against Brad Pitt after 2016 private jet ‘altercation’ between star’s ex-husband and her eldest son Maddox. [dmail]

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